Fertilizer-distributing attachment for cultivators.



AP. READING.v FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTING ATTACHMENT FOR CULTIVATORS.

APPLICATIQN'FILED SEPT. 9, |913.

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zen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the countyl ofSmmmit` and State' of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful.lm :4 provemen'ts in Fertilizer-Distributing At-.

' tachments for Cultivatorafof which the following is a speciicationlg` This application 1s .a division A, oi` apiplication for an improvement in fertilizer distributing' attachmentfor cultivators, Bled December V9, 1912, SerfNo. 7 35,841, and the Y invention comprises the construction and arrangement of parts substantially as herein-4 after shown .and described and particularly i pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanyiV g drawings, .Figure 1 is a side view, partly 'sectloned away, of afertilizer distributer l for cultivators, andv Fig. 2 is a side elevation projected from Fig.. .1. Y Fig. n3 is a cross section of the distribu' ter on line 3-3, Fig. 1. Fig. l is a similar view to Fig.

2, but showing the gears out of mesh. j y' .Y

In the application. above referred to I f show .and describea'cultivator of the 'pivot axle type Vwith fertilizer distributers mount I ed oli/swinging armsat the ,side` ofy the' wheelsrand drivenlby sprocket chains from the wheels, but the present invention is not necessarily `coniinedto lsuch an arrangement of parts and may be'mounted'and driven in l Y Y "j 22onshaft 8.-'q'lhefshaft8 is supported 'in any other suitable and practical way.

" In detail, the inventionv comprises a` recep-yr tacle 2 which is rigidlyiixed uponfa suit,-

that the bottom of the receptacle v.is elevated Y i and bolts 12`through same.Y and the; side l of the'receptacle to fiz'` the receptacle 'in j fplace.` The said slots provide forY rotary ad@` crates the rotatable feed. bottom in the said receptacle'. 'Y s i e.

Y A bracket 7 is Xed-upon` support 3 andV has `arms with upturned ends A9` uponI whichV Vthe receptacle 2 is rigidly 4supported! bythe A p n i y Y h lis rotated .whilethe bracket 7 andthe receptacleff-2 with plow 16jy and linger 15 are extensoins 10 from saidvarmsfand whic extensions have inclined vslots :.11 at their top e BaietedMySaiie original @punition-.med .Deeeinben 9.1912',.seria1,1vq. 735,841; ,.niviaea eini'inieanniietieninea;septemberf'Y i l s 'f 9,1913. seriaino. 7ss,9a5.

5a..dish-"shaped` or flanged-bottom 14: is rotatably'supported onbrfacket 7 beneath said casting 13]'andapartffromr the ,same say a L fourth of anjinch, more-,or less,A adiustment y being aiiiordedfby-the receptacleitself. The flange of rotatable bottom 14" stands apart* from thedepending neck of'said casting13"V soifr about an finch. allaroundto gather fertilizer i in saidouter space yfrom Vwithin the -recep- '.tacle.V The 'feediromtheinside need notbe f e `rapid and iseliecteol` by means of adelector f comprising a '.pivoted stirrer or lfinger 15 locatedfinside lthe:receptacle` and engagingV Y AAVthe top surface lof the .dish bottomi14,` .and the ertilizenthereon so as ,to promote itsv workingY outinto thefperipheral open -space- -outsidefin Vsaid bottomf'f14.. A-second deiector comprising'a'plow 16, Fig. 1, is fixed e ina recess on the outside. oil-casting 13, and,

extends into the; outerspace inA vloo'ttom .714eY i. vand operates toV lift thev fertilizer over the flange 17 and out into the jdelivery spout 18,'

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where it goesto the earth in i frontfof theV under cultivation;

` inner cultivator.:teethfandnear the` plants en,` its underside'meshed by the vmiter gear gear 224 into Vmesh with gear 21"'when the disa bearingonfarmf25' pivoted at1v26lon the'v edge of bracket- 7andv adapted to raisethe 9o y ,'tributer is operatedand to lower the same -out of mesh whenrnot i'noperation.A To this end springflink,connection 28 is made i" one position, Fig 2; aridto place rsaidfgears A111 having-gear teeth 21 on itsy lower, side fwithja hook29 at thesidelofvsaid arm, and.V a 4hand lever` 30-fpivotedf,onipost 31 has a crank proj ectionto which said Vspring .is attached and bywhifchfthe said lever can be thrown-'over the centerof itsfpivot in either" directiontoholdsaid'ffshaftfand"gear up in Y 100 i' out ofV mesh in another Position,- see-Fig.` Y41.' f f.

In operation the Vflanged 'bottom memberl stationary. Oneobject in; using a` spring f the fertilizer pivoted on its lower inside p0rtion, a rotatable bottom having a comparatively narrow continuous flange outside of and apart from the bottom portion of said funnel-Shaped part and having said delezter operatively ,engaging the ,bottom thereof, a :plowl/xxed to the outside of said funnel shaped part and arranged to work -,.,betweenthelsaineand they inside of said narrow flange and adapted to throw the fertiliger. :over: the flange.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER READING. lvitnesses:

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